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Study NCT ID: NCT06398548
Status: RECRUITING
Last Update Posted: 2024-05-08
First Post: 2024-05-01

Brief Title: Impact of Exercise Intensity on Fitness Extracellular Vesicles Inflammation and Metabolism
Sponsor: University of British Columbia
Organization: University of British Columbia

Study Overview

Official Title: The Impact of 6 Weeks of Moderate- and Heavy-intensity Continous Training on Peak Oxygen Uptake Plasma Extracellular Vesicles and Inflammatory Cytokines
Status: RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2024-05
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: CEX
Brief Summary: Introduction

This study investigates the effects of different intensities of indoor cycling on various health measures Participants will perform a maximal cycling test to determine their maximal fitness - a strong predictor of overall health - before and after a 6-week training intervention Blood samples will also be obtained to look at various physiological markers related to extracellular vesicles inflammation and metabolism

Who can participate

Healthy young adults who between 18 and 40 are free of immune disease with a normal body mass index can join this study They will be divided into three groups

One group will ride a bike at a moderate pace
Another group will ride a bike at a slightly harder pace
The third group wont change their usual daily activities and will continue living as they normally do

What does the study involve

Each exercise session aims to burn a specific amount of calories 350 for males and 300 for females Participants cycle 3 times a week for 6 weeks At the end well repeat the bike test and take another blood sample to see if there have been any changes due to the exercise

Why is this research being done

The researchers want to see how different intensities of exercise impact health and fitness This may help people make better choices about how much and what type of exercise they should do

What happens after the study

Researchers will analyze the data from the study and see if any differences exist between the protocols If the participant is interested we will also provide their blood test results and the results from their max test
Detailed Description: This study is being carried out by the Exercise Metabolism and Inflammation Laboratory at the University of British Columbia campus in Kelowna British Columbia Participants who have met the inclusion criteria will first complete an informed consent form Participants will also complete forms to determine their level of activity Females will also complete a menstrual cycle questionnaire - but will not be required to start on a particular day in their cycle Participants will have their anthropometrics recorded height weight body composition will provide a fasted blood sample and undergo a maximal staged exercise test to determine their lactate threshold and their maximal oxygen uptake VO2peak

The blood test will be used to measure various markers First whole blood will be analyzed on a standard hematology analyzer to determine white blood cell counts red blood cell counts hemoglobin and platelets Secondly blood samples will be spun down to platelet poor plasma and stored for batch analysis Analysis of plasma will include measurement of plasma cytokines Interleukin IL-6 IL-10 IL-1 receptor agonist tumor necrosis factor alpha TNF-alpha and plasma extracellular vesicles Extracellular vesicles EVs will be isolated using size exclusion chromatography SEC and measured for size and concentration using tunable resistive pulse sensing Izon Exoid Izon USA EV phenotype and origin will be determined using nano-flow cytometry CytoFlex S Beckman Coulter USA EV micro ribonucleic acid miRNA will be determined by extracting miRNA from isolated and concentrated EVs high speed centrifugation of 25000 x g for 1 hour at 20 degrees Celsius Extracted miRNA will be measured using PCR BioRad USA

The maximal exercise will occur on a stationary cycle ergometer Lode Excalibur Lode The Netherlands The ergometer is adjusted to be ideal for each participant Participants are fitted with a chest strap heart rate monitor Polar Finland and fitted with a face mask to collect to determine the amount of O2 consumption and CO2 production Lactate measures will be collected from fingertip capillary blood and measured with a lactate analyzer Nova USA during the last 30 seconds of each stage as is a rating of perceived exertion RPE The protocol involves remaining stationary on the ergometer for 2 minutes Following baseline measures participants will complete 2 minutes of warm up at 50 watts W and then 3-minute stages at consecutively higher workloads 20W increases for females 30W increases for males Participants cycle at 60 - 80 revolutions per minute rpm for as long as they can Once they fall below or cannot maintain a minimum of 50rpm the test is terminated

Following the test the lactate threshold determined as a weighted combination of the log-log method and Dmax method will be calculated Weighting consists of 75 of the log-log value and 25 of the Dmax value as calculated in the lactater R package Using their lactate thresholds specific exercise prescriptions are determined

Group randomization is completed using a 221 ratio of moderate intensity continuous training MICT heavy intensity continuous training HICT and control CTRL A power calculation using an alpha of 005 power of 08 and a medium effect size using changes in VO2peak within the literature suggest that 52 participants will need to complete the study

For the MICT group participants will cycle at the resistance associated with 70 of the resistance at their first lactate threshold LT1 such that if their lactate threshold occurred at 110W they would initially cycle at 77W 07 110W In the HICT group the participants will cycle at the delta 10 of their lactate threshold and highest achieved resistance at the end of the test As an example a participant with a lactate threshold at 110W who made it to 260W would cycle at 125W 260W - 110W 150W 150W 01 15W 15W 110W 125W Each allocation is matched for energy expenditure such that males will expend 350 kcals and females will expend 300 kcals

As the participant progresses through the trial they will experience an increase in resistance as they adapt to the training protocol The lactate value associated with their allocation will be maintained throughout For example in the 2nd week if their lactate falls by 10 or more their resistance will be increased by 10 The time of each session will also be modified based on the VO2 value associated with their threshold test

Following the last session of their participation we will schedule their post test to fall on what would normally be date of their next session Furthermore all post testing is completed between 48 and 72 hours following their last session The post-test and pre-test are identical in nature

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: False
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None